Museo Nacional Bogota

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Got to My hostel late Monday night, around 11 and my card didn't work, the people who picked me up didn't speak any english and the ride was kind of nerve wracking. Felt a little overwhelmed but much better the next morning. Turns out you have to put in the last 4 digits of the card before your pin... People have been really friendly, took a bike …

Believe it or not, we slept in and totally missed the complimentary breakfast offering from our hostel. Instead we relied on porridge we bought at the store sweetened with raw sugar cane. Today was a much slower paced day that started with much lounging around in the hostel in the morning. It was really nice to relax with a cup of tea and enjoy the …

... the cities highlights as I could. This included the historical district surrounding the Plaza de Bolivar, the Museo de Oro and the Museo Nacional; all of which I recommend visiting. In perfect stride the day came to a close with a cable-car ride up the ...

... and reluctantly asked for directions. No one understood us when we asked for directions to the Museum of Modern Art, but understood the Museo Nacional, we turned around again! This time with a new target in mind. It turned out to be quite fortunate that ...

... warning; besides it seems like the people who write those books are a pretty timid bunch. May 31, 2008 Bogota, Columbia Today we go to the Museo Nacional, which is housed in a huge old stone walled prison. The entrance fee was 3,250 pesos per ...

... Birmingham, UK I might add) and coins and paper money including steel plates used by the printers for various notes. Museo Nacional de Colombia - (Colombian National Museum - free): The museum houses a collection of over 20,000 pieces including works of ...

... like the cable car was working, and due to the dangers of walking up, I instead wandered into town and headed to the 'Museo Nacional', an old prison, now converted into a museum of Colombian history. Later went to the 'Museo del Oro', which houses ...

... (Colombia's national tree) and next door to look at the Plaza de Toros (bull ring). We had just enough time to go the Museo Nacional in downtown before heading back to the hostel for dinner. On the way back we decided to go up the cable car or funicular ...

... doerer som vi nesten ikke klarer aa laase opp og igjen! Onsdag kveld var vi invitert paa jazz-konsert i Museo Nacional med en pianist fra Colombia som bodde i Sverige. Han hadde vaert mammas hjelpende haand paa flyet fra Paris til Bogota. ;) Torsdag ...

... ate at a restaurant called Crepes and Waffles.  Here we met up with one of her friends, Angie, and we went to the museo nacional and several bookshops.  After this we went to a low key bar where I tried a Colombian beer and another native ...

... of weeks but it seems they knew I was coming, and we had a day of glorious sun! In the morning we went to the Museo Nacional for a bit of culture. Had some good stuff but no explanations in English! Some great art work though by Botero - Colombia´s ...

... voyageurs, mark my words. Up so very early, and with JP having to lecture, I decided to spend the morning at the Museo Nacional.  Housed in an old prison, it comprises of an eclectic collection of artefacts (two thirds of which were out of bounds ...